I had a fearful sense about this season and was sucked in after the Minnesota game like many here and the national pundits
Unfortunately here we are again with a sucker punch to the stomach. Saturday’s loss was the tipping point for me with Harbaugh’s inadequacy and a needed change.
However, I think we all need to recalibrate our expectations as I see Michigan’s natural ceiling as the level of play we have seen from recent good Wisconsin or PSU teams
Unfortunately the gaffes Martin and the administration made during the Carr transition, the last time that Michigan had the reputation as a national power, came at the most inopportune moment with the dismantling of traditional bowls and the emergence of a national focus as facilitated by the BCS
With the change in demographics and rise of SEC, the big ten might have room for only one true contender which is OSU. I have seen comments on this board that Harbaugh’s only salvation is a win at OSU this year. That view is pure fantasy, just is a win would be against the likes of Alabama or Clemson. The size and quickness of those teams’ lines combined with the athleticism of their skill players would lead to an annihilation of our team as evidenced by the back to back loss to OSU and AL
While OSU made the productive transition from Tressel, who was an excellent coach and had the aging Carr’s number, we were in self-afflicted purgatory with likes of RichRod and the hapless Hoke. We all the bought into the prodigal son who, while an upgrade over the former two, appears to be a stilted, platitude citing, Bo wannabe, who can’t inspire his players to perform.
Damaged brands are common in the sports and business world because of the combination of changing macro-conditions and ineptitude and unfortunately that is what we are witnessing with our once proud Michigan program. We are the AOL, Kodak, or Xerox of college football. Just pick you favorite, poisonous metaphor.
But in the meantime, continue to file your posts regarding the speed of Michigan’s corners etc, ideas and opinions that mean little in the face of the larger forces stifling Michigan football
Unfortunately here we are again with a sucker punch to the stomach. Saturday’s loss was the tipping point for me with Harbaugh’s inadequacy and a needed change.
However, I think we all need to recalibrate our expectations as I see Michigan’s natural ceiling as the level of play we have seen from recent good Wisconsin or PSU teams
Unfortunately the gaffes Martin and the administration made during the Carr transition, the last time that Michigan had the reputation as a national power, came at the most inopportune moment with the dismantling of traditional bowls and the emergence of a national focus as facilitated by the BCS
With the change in demographics and rise of SEC, the big ten might have room for only one true contender which is OSU. I have seen comments on this board that Harbaugh’s only salvation is a win at OSU this year. That view is pure fantasy, just is a win would be against the likes of Alabama or Clemson. The size and quickness of those teams’ lines combined with the athleticism of their skill players would lead to an annihilation of our team as evidenced by the back to back loss to OSU and AL
While OSU made the productive transition from Tressel, who was an excellent coach and had the aging Carr’s number, we were in self-afflicted purgatory with likes of RichRod and the hapless Hoke. We all the bought into the prodigal son who, while an upgrade over the former two, appears to be a stilted, platitude citing, Bo wannabe, who can’t inspire his players to perform.
Damaged brands are common in the sports and business world because of the combination of changing macro-conditions and ineptitude and unfortunately that is what we are witnessing with our once proud Michigan program. We are the AOL, Kodak, or Xerox of college football. Just pick you favorite, poisonous metaphor.
But in the meantime, continue to file your posts regarding the speed of Michigan’s corners etc, ideas and opinions that mean little in the face of the larger forces stifling Michigan football
